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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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